According to police, a white man wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers demanded cash from an employee working a register. He reportedly told the cashier he had a bomb strapped to his person and would detonate it if the employee did not comply.

He reportedly fled on foot with an unknown amount of money.

The device the suspect used to threaten the Giant worker was left at the store. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad reported to the scene and cleared the device of any explosive threat.

In addition to county sheriffs, police were assisted by personnel from the East Norriton Police Department, the Plymouth Township Police Department K-9 Unit, the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad and the Centre Square Fire Department – Fire Police.